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To: LibWhacker

Holy Toledo, very primitive by today’s standards.


That’s what struck me. Super primitive looking. The seat is basically a metal bench with seat belts. No padding except for a small headrest.


9 posted on 10/13/2017 4:26:58 AM PDT by Flick Lives
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To: Flick Lives

“The seat is basically a metal bench with seat belts. No padding except for a small headrest.”


I wonder if he was sitting on his parachute.

The seats of WWII jap zeroes were exceedingly low, because the pilots sat on their parachutes. Kind of a good way to save weight and space.


13 posted on 10/13/2017 5:51:09 AM PDT by ConservativeWarrior (Fall down 7 times, stand up 8. - Japanese proverb)
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